[ccp4bb]: NCS analysis

[M.D.Winn@dl.ac.uk (M.D.Winn)]

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Reply to Trixie Wagner bw6f@unix.mail.virginia.edu

> Dear all,
> 
> I have a question not strictly related to ccp4 but it is of general
> interest, I think.
> 
> I am working on the structure of a tetramer with non-crystallographic 222
> symmetry. It is not difficult to determine the three two-fold axes
> separately by superimposing dimers, but 
> a) they are not necessarily perpendicular to each other and/or might not
>    intersect in one point and 
> b) from the direction cosines of the axes you cannot conclude where
>    exactly to put the two-folds with respect to the tetramer (i.e. 
>    where the origin of the 222 system is located).
> 
> I would need this information e.g. to compare two of my structures by
> superimposing their 222 axes.
> 
> So, basically, my question is, does anybody know about a program which
> extracts the best 222 axes set from my coordinates?
> 
> Thanks in advance,
> Trixie
> 
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